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Butterflies and Moths of Massachusetts
Sort method:Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius) Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius) Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus) Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea) Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus) Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius) Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Long Dash (Polites mystic) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit) Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator) Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua) Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion) Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula) Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna) Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon) Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Whites (Pierinae)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Mustard White (Pieris oleracea) West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Harvesters (Miletinae)
Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)Coppers (Lycaeninae)
American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe)Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli) Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios) Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus) Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici) Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon) Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius) Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus) Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica) Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorus) Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)Blues (Polyommatinae)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon") Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Snouts (Libytheinae)
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus)Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) Green Comma (Polygonia faunus) Gray Comma (Polygonia progne) Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti) Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)
Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis) White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)Emperors (Apaturinae)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)
Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon) Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice) Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia) Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela) Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)
Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae)
Io moth (Automeris io) New England buckmoth (Hemileuca lucina) Eastern buckmoth (Hemileuca maia)Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)
Luna moth (Actias luna) Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) Promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea) Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia)Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)
Orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria) Spiny oakworm moth (Anisota stigma) Pink-striped oakworm moth (Anisota virginiensis) Pine-devil Moth (Citheronia sepulcralis) Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis)Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Sphinginae (Sphinginae)
Pink-spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata) Walnut sphinx (Amorpha juglandis) Elm sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor) Catalpa sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae) Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) Pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus) Northern pine sphinx (Lapara bombycoides) Southern pine sphinx (Lapara coniferarum) Ash sphinx (Manduca jasminearum) Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata) Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta) Modest sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta) Huckleberry sphinx (Paonias astylus) Blinded sphinx (Paonias excaecata) Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops) Plebeian sphinx (Paratraea plebeja) One-eyed sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi) Twin-spotted sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis) Canadian sphinx (Sphinx canadensis) Great ash sphinx (Sphinx chersis) Wild cherry sphinx (Sphinx drupiferarum) Hermit sphinx (Sphinx eremitus) Apple sphinx (Sphinx gordius) Laurel sphinx (Sphinx kalmiae)
Clemen's sphinx (Sphinx luscitiosa) Poecila sphinx (Sphinx poecila)Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)
Nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis) Grote's sphinx (Cautethia grotei) Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus (pholus)) Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) Hydrangea sphinx (Darapsa versicolor) Lettered sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum) Alope sphinx (Erinnyis alope) Ello sphinx (Erinnyis ello) Achemon sphinx (Eumorpha achemon) Banded sphinx (Eumorpha fasciatus) Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus) Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Slender clearwing (Hemaris gracilis) Hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) Bedstraw hawkmoth (Hyles gallii) White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) Tersa sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)Prominents (Notodontidae)
Sigmoid Prominent (Clostera albosigma) Clostera apicalis (Clostera apicalis) Angle-Lined Prominent (Clostera inclusa) Clostera strigosa (Clostera strigosa) Black-Spotted Prominent (Dasylophia anguina) Angus's Datana (Datana angusii) Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth (Datana ministra) White Furcula (Furcula borealis) Gray Furcula (Furcula cinerea) Furcula modesta (Furcula modesta) Furcula occidentalis (Furcula occidentalis) Gluphisia avimacula (Gluphisia avimacula) Common Gluphisia (Gluphisia septentrionis) Wavy-lined Heterocampa (Heterocampa biundata) Maple Prominent (Heterocampa guttivitta) Oblique Heterocampa (Heterocampa obliqua) White-blotched Heterocampa (Heterocampa umbrata) Heterocampa varia (Heterocampa varia) Heterocampa zayasi (Heterocampa zayasi) Pink Prominent (Hyparpax aurora) Georgian Prominent (Hyperaeschra georgica) Double-lined Prominent (Lochmaeus bilineata) Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth (Lochmaeus manteo) Mottled Prominent (Macrurocampa marthesia) White-dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa) Double-toothed Prominent (Nerice bidentata) Notodonta scitipennis (Notodonta scitipennis) Elegant Prominent (Odontosia elegans) White-Streaked Prominent (Oligocentria lignicolor) Red-washed Prominent (Oligocentria semirufescens) Angulose Prominent (Peridea angulosa) Oval-based Prominent (Peridea basitriens) Chocolate Prominent (Peridea ferruginea) Black-rimmed Prominent (Pheosia rimosa) Plain Schizura (Schizura apicalis) Chestnut Schizura (Schizura badia) Morning-glory Prominent (Schizura ipomoeae) Black-blotched Schizura (Schizura leptinoides) Unicorn Caterpillar Moth (Schizura unicornis)Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)
Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)
Pale Lichen Moth (Crambidia pallida) Scarlet-Winged Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia miniata) Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth (Lycomorpha pholus)Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)
Apantesis carlotta (Apantesis carlotta) Harnessed Moth (Apantesis phalerata) Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea) Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth (Euchaetes egle) Oithona Tiger Moth (Grammia oithona) Parthenice Tiger Moth (Grammia parthenice) Little Tiger Moth (Grammia virguncula) Clymene Moth (Haploa clymene) Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia) Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea) Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) Lined Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia lineata) Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear (Pyrrharctia isabella) Agreeable Tiger Moth (Spilosoma congrua) Dubious Tiger Moth (Spilosoma dubia) Pink-Legged Tiger Moth (Spilosoma latipennis) Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth (Spilosoma virginica) Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix) Orange Holomelina (Virbia aurantiaca) Rusty Holomelina (Virbia ferruginosa) Tawny Holomelina (Virbia opella)Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)
Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica)Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)
Acronictines (Acronictinae)
American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana) Harris' Three Spot (Harrisimemna trisignata)Xylenines (Xyleninae)
Turbulent Phosphila (Phosphila turbulenta)Noctuine Noctuid Moths (Noctuinae)
European Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)Forester Moths (Agaristinae)
Grapevine Epimenis (Psychomorpha epimenis)Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae)
Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar)Orgyiines (Orgyiinae)
Definite Tussock Moth (Orgyia definita)Geometer Moths, Looper Moths (Geometridae)
Ennomines (Ennominae)
Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata)Apatelodids (Apatelodidae)
Apatelodines (Apatelodinae)
Spotted Apatelodes Moth (Apatelodes torrefacta)Erebid Moths (Erebidae)
Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)
Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata) Owl Moth (Thysania zenobia)
